Cornelia Hunt (mother)
Marty Hunt (brother)
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Tesla The Hedgehog, full name Tesla Hunt IX, is a former Invidian football player and the main protagonist of Time Attack. Tesla was born to his father, Tesla "Nikola" Hunt VIII, who is a genius scientist and inventor, and to a mother named Cornelia Hunt, who is a retired nurse who supported the Invidian military. Tesla has 2 other siblings: Martin "Marty" Hunt and Tessa "Huntress" Hunt. Tesla is currently engaged to Aurora Hayes (who is currently not on the wiki yet).
Development
A history of Tesla's known redesigns.
I remember creating Tesla back in 2005 through a Sonic character builder I found while searching through the Internet. Back then, he was originally called Sparky, and he literally looked like a blue clone of Shadow The Hedgehog. I don't exactly remember what I did with him after that, though, but I know that I kept modifying his appearance.
In the end of 2013, Tesla received a big redesign. He still looked a little like Shadow, but at the same time, he was more like Sonic. He was black, had a blue stripe that went from his topmost quill-- he didn't have hair tuffs yet, though. He also wore black and white socks with some cool-looking sneakers, too. He was redesigned again in 2014, and he started to look a little like Silver now. He now had boots, 3 emo-like hair tuffs, and his gloves were now blue. Near the end of that year, Tesla would receive his final redesign. His design was aimed to be simple, yet interesting at the same time. He now has 2 stripes on his arms and legs, which glow when using powers, and the hair tuffs have been "cartoonified" to look like leaves instead of messy, emo bangs.
After failing to win the SFW Winter Awards in 2016, I gave Tesla a concept design, following the rules of a new retrofuturistic design aesthetic that I call "zipperpunk". I forgot what it was supposed to be, though. All I know was that this was not a true redesign and Tesla would still have his 2014 1/2 design for this year. Later this year, Tesla would receive his current and final design, Model 2017, combining features from both the 2014 1/2 design and the 2016 Zipperpunk design into one unique design.
Personality
Tesla's personality in action.
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Backstory
Tesla is the second-born child of Tesla VIII and Cornelia Hunt. When he was a young child, Tesla Hunt IX was very ruthless. He would always get in trouble in school for various offences like fighting, rude remarks, and things of that nature. Tesla became more respectful and assiduous later on in his journey of self-discovery, yet he still had a long way to go. Around his teenage years, Tesla became interested in sports. More specifically, he got into Neo-Roman football, which was basically American football on crack. Starting off as an amateur, Tesla worked his way to the top and eventually became a successful athlete.
Powers
Tesla primarily has electrokinesis, which is the ability to use electricity as a form of power. With these powers, he can carry over hundreds of thousands of volts of electricity without hurting himself, and use them in combat. Tesla has stripes on his head, legs, and arms that can glow whenever he uses these powers; however, they can be lethal and touching his stripes would feel like touching a hot pan. Another power that Tesla has is nightvision. Thanks to his pupilless eyes that can glow brighter than LED, Tesla is practically a living flashlight. He is able to see in total darkness for only a few meters ahead of him.
Another unique power Tesla has is the ability to run as fast as light. However, he limits this to running only as fast as 750 mph and only travels at lightspeed for quick teleportation. Light-speeding would drain a lot of power and Tesla couldn't be able to perform this with his strength alone-- he would need (TBA) to give him just enough energy to use it.
Tesla's electrokinesis is fueled by electrical signals and sources. This means whenever Tesla is near an electrical source, such as a generator or a thunderstorm, the severity and strength of his powers can vary based on how strong those signals are.
Installments
Night vision: Able to see in near-total darkness, but can only see no more than 290cm away from him.
Electromagnetic Teleport: Capable of turning into a huge bolt of lightning, pouncing into the most powerful source of electricity in the area; similar to Sonic's Homing Attack. This will only work if the electric source is within half a mile of where Tesla is standing. Electric source must be strong enough in order for this to work; like a generator.
Thunderstorm Travel: Tesla can turn into a bolt of lighting and use a thunderstorm cloud large enough to travel through that cloud to somewhere else. Great for long-distance travel.
Tridents of Jupiter: Tesla's arms turn into two large bolts of lightning, which he can use as "swords" to battle enemies with.
Plasma Whip: From his fists, Tesla can generate a long string of electricity, and can use that as a "whip" to attack enemies from afar. Anything it hits creates a loud, distinct "pop" noise.
Electromagnetic Surfing: The ability of turning into a bolt of lightning and "surf" across a line emitting electricity, like a telephone pole. Heat empowerment: Powers are most powerful during thunderstorms and hot temperatures (deserts, coastal plains, greenhouses).
Strengths
Heat: Heat in all forms can increase Tesla's power output, depending on how much heat he is exposed to.
Electricity: Electricity in all forms can increase Tesla's power output, depending on how much electricity he is exposed to.
Tesla coils: If Tesla runs through a Tesla coil, it allows him to boost at hypersonic speeds, only lasting for a few seconds.
Weaknesses
Cold: Tesla's powers are almost useless in cold weather, specifically when it's below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. This is mainly due because in order for his powers to work, it must be in a warm environment. Lightning won't work at all when it's cold. Cold is commonly found in sub-arctic environments, or can be induced by cryokinetics and aerokinetics.
Colorblind: Tesla's eyes are simply colorless rings, but they glow blue because of electricity flowing through his blood. As a result, Tesla can only see cool colors such as blue, green, or purple. Colors besides that are in monochrome.
Insulators: Tesla's electrical powers are not able to affect objects made of materials that negate electricity, such as cardboard, concrete, and brick.
Water: Exposure to water of any form (even precipitation), especially to the stripes, affects Tesla's powers. They would be weakened and would not do as much damage as normally.
Appearances
- Time Attack
Relationships
Tesla Hunt
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Nikola & Cornelia Hunt
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Nicanor Hunt
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Theresa Hunt
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Curtis Tsukada
Tesla and Curtis go way back. They met in high school and became best friends ever since. Although Curtis does get on Tesla's nerves most of the time, he's able to set aside their differences and build the most powerful friendship ever seen... at least for a little while, maybe.
Isabella Delago
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Mario Ascari
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Trivia
- Tesla is among the oldest characters in the fanbase. He was created in the year 2005.
- Tesla went through more redesigns and reboots than any other character Alphonse Uprising owned.
- Tesla, back in his earliest designs, was originally a Shadow recolor.
- Tesla does not have a super, dark, or hyper form.
- Tesla's stripes are lethal. If anyone tries to touch his stripes while they're at full power, they will burn their touchers.
- Back then, Tesla was originally known as Sparky.
- Tesla's stripes were partially inspired by Alphonse's computer, which is an Alienware x51. That computer has lights that glow whenever it's on, and turn black when asleep.
- When struck by lightning, Tesla's fur turns blue for a short period of time.